FAR Q3 vs. Q4

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  • #1644817
    txcpa1
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    I took FAR in Q3 and didn’t pass by a few points (73). Has anyone that tested in Q3 retested in Q4? Curious if the difficulty of the MCQ and SIMs is comparable.

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  • #1644869
    AG739
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    I am actually in the same position as you and just took it yesterday. Yes, very comparable. Of course different questions than the previous exam but very comparable!

    AUD - 82
    BEC - 76
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - 77
    AUD - 82 (Exp 11/18)

    BEC - 73, 76 (Exp 7/18)

    FAR- 56, 66, 72

    REG- 70, 77 (Exp 7/19)

    #1644878
    Ana
    Participant

    Have you gotten the same sims before? I've taken FAR three times (3 73's) and have gotten the same SIM twice.

    BEC - 78
    AUD - 75
    REG - 64, 77
    FAR - 73, 73, 73, 82
    Ethics: 74, 84, 98
    Finally done after 23 months.
    #1644886

    Thanks @AndyG739.
    As to,
    “I am actually in the same position as you and just took it yesterday. Yes, very comparable. Of course different questions than the previous exam but very comparable!”
    Meaning a 40-45/40-45/25-30/65-55/70-65 testlet allocation.

    My background, took 2017 Q3 late August. Studied for 2 days, landed with 58%. Just trying to know what's in the exam. Had problems with ‘0s' and ‘blanks' the 2nd time around. But it's totally my fault, too much of a panic, assuming things in the instructions.

    I was on a 60/60/30/45/45 testlet allocations. Of course it didn't work.

    In addition, the MCQs calculations from Q1 to Q3, became like 50%-80%+ approx. So cruel for those that slow in number problem MCQs, like myself. Maybe in Q1 I had a better chance, but the ‘0s' and the ‘blanks' scenario have probably impacted my score. I don't know for how much. I thought actually I passed 2017 Q1 FAR. No one can tell, besides AICPA.

    Currently, just finished taking notes from the 27hrs video series of Ninja Plus, included in their Sniper package. I am taking the remaining 3 sections in 2017 Q4. Don't want to do a repeat of losing credits, like the past (2010 – lost AUD/REG).

    Passed AUD (again) with 2-3 days of review in Q3 2017. Serious, not bragging. I guess I have taken AUD exams so many times, with mostly conceptual, it just makes sense.

    I am actually preparing for the kind of exam I took in 2017 Q3 FAR. So, my score will likely move up, hoping to be enough to have a passing mark. Being a Canadian resident doesn't help, I have to take my exam in a bunch.

    However, I am always grateful for the opportunity to become a US CPA.

    Well, thanks again for the info.

    AUD - 49
    BEC - NINJA in Training
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - 55
    Passed: AUD (75%'08/77%'17), REG (76%'09) & BLaw(77%'99); highest on FAR (63%'11/'15) & BEC (63%'11). Credit Hours: USA(PH)-BCom'85(4yr-grandfathered); UBC-(DAP'02/'19); DC-(BBA-Acctg.'22-4th yr)=over 150 hrs credits
    #1644916
    brokeonbecker4
    Participant

    I took FAR in Q2 and got a 72 and just retook it today so we're in similar boats! I think this time around I was just more prepared. It was the first test I took, and I subsequently passed the other 3 after. My exams were comparable. Th MCQ seemed very similar, maybe even a bit easier (although it could've been I just knew the material better). My sims had a ridiculous amount of documents to sort though (about 40 in total.) However I felt prepared that would happen so I saved a lot of time for the TBS. Especially after taking the other 3 I knew kind of the things to look for in the documents…the dates, if it was recorded in the correct account, etc. I also made sure to utilize the authoritative literature this time, although not too much time. Overall I'd say the exam was a bit easier this time, but that could boil down to the exam I got, what I was tested on, and my overall being more prepared (I hope.) Good luck! You'll crush it this time around!

    #1644943
    Wannafree
    Participant

    @BrokeonBecker , did you retake FAR in Q4 or Q3?

    WannaB
    #1644958
    Wannafree
    Participant

    BrokeBecker , I got it u took it in 4th Q. As you have passed 3 others and sorted so many documents confidently, it's clear you knew what things to look for in Documents. May I request to please share your research on what to look for in documents?
    Any other suggestions for handling the SIM documents?

    WannaB
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